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Friday, May 1, 1936

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The Headlines

SECRETARY URGES ACTION; Deficit for June 30 Put at the All Time High of $5,966,000,000. INCLUDES ALL OF BONUS Maximum Outlay Calculated for the Fiscal Year, Despite Nine-Year Amortization. PROFITS TAX PLAN BACKED Finance Committee Moves to Simplify House Rates and Corporation Classes. MOVE TO INCREASE YIELD OF TAX BILL

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The must-have

Monopoly (Parker Brothers)

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

damefellaswelllousy

Hardboiled

clip jointgriftershamusgunsel

Swing Era

alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove

Catchphrases of 1936

  • Gone with the wind

Tech Check

Voice Recorder, Helicopter (Focke-Wulf) & Sunscreen.

Cost of Living (1930)

Loaf of Bread

$0.09

Gallon of Gas

$0.20

Average Home

$3,900

New Car

$640

Time Elapsed

32,907 days ago

(90 years, 57 days)